Air Canada and Sunwing Airlines resumes flights to Grenada

The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) announced the resumption of Air Canada and Sunwing Airlines services from Toronto Pearson Airport to Maurice Bishop International Airport.

Air Canada has a twice-weekly service on Thursdays and Sundays. Meanwhile, Sunwing Airlines has a weekly service every Sunday.

Petra Roach, CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority, led the official welcome ceremonies at the VIP Government Lounge at Maurice Bishop International Airport for both carriers.

“The Canadian market is our 4th largest market with an average length of stay of 12 days. Arrivals from that market were significantly impacted as Canada was one of the last markets to fully open back up for travel. We are pleased that the Canadian government has now relaxed restrictions on non-vaccinated Canadian citizens to travel. Our team in Canada has been working diligently with travel advisors and tour operators on exciting co-op campaigns and incentive schemes, and feedback from operators is that future loads are quite healthy,” said Roach.

Minister for Infrastructure and Physical Development, Public Utilities, Civil Aviation and Transportation Dennis Cornwall is also present at the ceremony. He noted that the resumption of direct service from Canada is critical as Grenada continue to rebuild from the pandemic.

Cornwall further stated, “To effectively meet the present and future travel demand for Grenada, we have taken on a major refurbishment project at the Maurice Bishop International Airport, and travellers can expect to see improvements which include resurfacing and expansion of the airstrip to facilitate a more spacious landing for aircraft and increasing visibility by adding lighting to the landing point.”

For 2023, seat capacity from Canada will be 27,745, which represents a 52% increase over 2019.

Grenada has been experiencing a surge in air traffic with new and returning flights and will see further added capacity from Europe in the coming weeks.